Term 1 WEEK 9 2019 OF 10

Year 10s - Tazzie Hike

Weekly Newsl etter for Parent s, Students and Friends of Gilson College

Gilson Gazette - 29 March 2019 Weekly Newsletter for Parents, Students and Friends of PageGilson College1 Year 10s - Hike

Contents

general News 4 WELCOME MS KIRSTEN REED...... 4 GCCC ANNOUNCEMENTS...... 5 PARKING OFF CAMPUS...... 5 WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE DAY 2019 ...... 5

PRIMARY News 7 AWARDS NAMES...... 7 WOOLWORTHS EARN AND LEARN...... 7 UNIFORM ...... 8 PARENT TEACHER INTERVIEWS ...... 8 YEAR 3 GSD...... 9 NATIONAL YOUNG LEADERS DAY 2019...... 9

secondary News 10 LACHLAN MUNDAY LEADS WEST AUSTRALIAN STATE TITLES.....10 YEAR 10 SERVICE CAMP...... 11 PRIMARY CROSS-COUNTRY - FOUNDATION...... 12 YEAR 4 POLLY WOODSIDE EXCURSION...... 13

Page 2 Editorial - Getting up

Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. A baby giraffe falls 10 feet from its mother's womb and usually lands on its back. (Ouch!) Within seconds it rolls over and tucks its legs under its body. From this position it considers the world for the first time and shakes off the last vestiges of the birthing fluid from its eyes and ears. Then the mother giraffe rudely introduces its offspring to the reality of life. In his book, A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond describes how a newborn giraffe learns its first lesson. The mother giraffe lowers her head long enough to take a quick look. Then she positions herself directly over her calf. She waits for about a minute, and then she does the most unreasonable thing. She swings her long, pendulous leg outward and kicks her baby, so that it is sent sprawling head over heels. When it doesn't get up, the violent process is repeated over and over again. The struggle to rise is momentous. As the baby calf grows tired, the mother kicks it again to stimulate its efforts. Finally, the calf stands for the first time on its wobbly legs. Then the mother giraffe does the most remarkable thing. She kicks it off its feet again. Why? She wants it to remember how it got up. In the wild, baby giraffes must be able to get up as quickly as possible to stay with the herd, where there is safety. Lions, hyenas, leopards, and wild hunting dogs all enjoy young giraffes, and they'd get it too, if the mother didn't teach her calf to get up quickly and get with it. The late Irving Stone understood this. He spent a lifetime studying greatness, writing novelized biographies of such men as Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Sigmund Freud, and Charles Darwin. Stone was once asked if he had found a thread that runs through the lives of all these exceptional people. He said, "I write about people who sometime in their life have a vision or dream of something that should be accomplished and they go to work. “They are beaten over the head, knocked down, vilified, and for years they get nowhere. But every time they're knocked down they stand up. You cannot destroy these people. And at the end of their lives they've accomplished some modest part of what they set out to do.” “What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31 It's worth a thought.

Mark B Vodéll Principal

Page 3 Welcome Ms Reed

general News Reed says her parents have been great teachers and her inspiration. WELCOME MS KIRSTEN One of the jobs that she REED has had for 10 years was as Though new to Gilson a cleaner at the MCG, rising College, Miss Reed is no through the ranks in that time stranger to the area, in fact she to Office Manager and as a is a genuine local having been consequence has met many born in the Sunshine Hospital famous AFL personalities and completed her schooling including Mick Malthouse. at Our Lady of Immaculate Some of her varied interests Conception, and St Aloysius include cooking, gardening, College. It was at ACU that she (especially roses), walking completed a BA degree and her dog and looking after her then realised that teaching two cats. She is an important was where her real passion member of the L4L Teaching was and then completed a and Learning team and is just Teaching degree. Her dad loving being involved in the is a train driver and mum a program. Welcome to Gilson child care worker and so Miss College Miss Reed!

Page 4 Verse of the Week "Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all your might." Ecclesiastes

GCCC ANNOUNCEMENTS in the number of people that using their mobile phones th - We welcome • 30 March whilst driving. It is important you to join us this Sabbath to remember that you are as our Year 3 students lead out for their GSD and Pr modelling appropriate and Jonathon Gillard shares inappropriate behaviours to the word. The worship you children. program will start at 10.00am followed by a time WORLD AUTISM to relax over a hot cuppa and a snack. Toasties will be AWARENESS AND served at 9:15. ACCEPTANCE DAY 2019 The twelfth annual PARKING OFF CAMPUS World Autism Awareness Thank you to everyone Day (WAAD) is April 2, 2019. who has been demonstrating It aims to put a spotlight on our PB4L values during pickup the hurdles that people with and drop off times before and autism face every day and after school. Please ensure that goes one step further to if you are picking your child celebrate their unique talents. up and parking outside of the As a growing global health school property that you are issue owing to its increasing parking in the appropriate places and not double parking. Unfortunately, there are a number of parents who are double parking which is a very dangerous practise. Recently we have seen an increase

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The VALUE for Week 10 of Term 1 will be: EXCELLENCE Excellence is the quality of being outstanding or extremely good. It means recognising that the world sees Jesus through us, and therefore doing our very best in our work, our play and our relationships. It is not about trying to be better than anyone else, but about giving the best we can in everything we do. It means doing our best at everything we are asked to do, not because we want honour for ourselves, but because we want to bring honour to God. "Whatever your hands find to do, do it with all your might." Ecclesiastes 9:10

exposure in the press and progress we’ve made while common knowledge, autism still recognising how far we still is an issue that is only gaining have to go to create the future more understanding. we want. 98% of Australians have We can build community heard of autism, but only 15% understanding of autism of autistic people believe by sharing stories. A the public know how autism powerful short film called affects them. Autism presents Spectrospective will be differently in every person. No shown online and at Village two autistic people experience Cinemas across and autism in the same way. But Tasmania to share the real common to all autistic people experiences of autistic people will be challenges in social and bust myths around autism. communication and interaction Together, we can create a and adjusting to their physical more inclusive, understanding environment. world. At 11am on Sunday Joined by the international 31 March, join Amaze (the community, hundreds of peak body for autism in thousands of landmarks, Victoria) at Village Cinemas to buildings, homes and launch Spectrospective 2019, communities around the world, along with a sensory-friendly light up blue in recognition of screening of The Lego Movie people living with autism. It is a 2… all for only $5 per ticket! time for our Gilson community Show your support for the to celebrate autism, neuro- autism community by getting diversity and reflect on the family and friends together

Page 6 5A Learning to play their instruments in band class for this fantastic sensory- Optimism. friendly day out! Book your FH – Emily Cus-O’Brien tickets: https://villagecinemas. FM – Sophie Allen com.au/events/sensory- friendly-films, and find out FR – Charlotte Maillard more about Spectrospective: 1H – Ameilia Maluso www.spectrospective.com. 1L – Mia Barth au or Autism at: http://www. 1W – Mandy Trinh amaze.org.au or http://www. onethingforautism.com.au 2C – NA 2J – Sadhana Sundararaman 2Z – NA PRIMARY News 3H – Charlotte Lafaele 3R – Mia Barbara AWARDS NAMES 3T – Sophia Nesbitt 4B – Pearl Makker On Monday morning in our Primary Awards Assembly 4S – Tata Kakoro one student from each 4W – Olonzo Dela Cruz class was acknowledged for 5A – Ka Leb Khenglot demonstrating the value of 5H – NA

Page 7 Aidan and Dinh with comedian and Primary SRC team and SRC author, Cal Wilson Coordinator, Mr Bell

5S – Martha Rarabua worn in Term 2. Due to our 6G – Deacon Somers unpredictable weather in we have a two 6H – Eva Varghese week period where either 6M – Sabarjot Singh summer or winter uniform French – Sandrine Coorey may be worn. However, it must be either complete WOOLWORTHS EARN AND summer uniform or complete winter uniform, not a mixture LEARN of the two. We have two collection boxes for the Woolworths Earn PARENT TEACHER and Learn vouchers. If your child brings them to school INTERVIEWS they can be put them in one of Parent-teacher interviews the collection boxes which is will be on Tuesday 2nd April located in the main office. and Wednesday 3rd April. Details of how to book an UNIFORM appointment time have Winter uniform is to be been sent out through

Page 8 SEQTA. Please note that NATIONAL YOUNG these interviews are only ten minutes in length, and focus LEADERS DAY 2019 on student learning. To ensure On Monday March all appointments are able to 18th our primary Student be kept, we request these time Representative Council frames be respected. If you (SRC) members attended the would like to discuss any other National Young Leaders Day issues with your child’s teacher at the Melbourne Exhibition another time will need to be and Convention Centre with arranged. thousands of students from Interviews with Mrs Zarb all over Victoria. Over 23,000 will be happening early in students along with their term 2. Details of how to book teachers/principals attend an appointment time will be this event around sent out through SEQTA. annually. The organiser of the event, Halogen Australia, All interviews for the exists to inspire and influence classroom teachers will take a generation of young people place in their classrooms. to lead themselves and others Please note the following well. locations for the specialist teachers. The 4 speakers and prominent leaders included, • Mrs Pradhan (Art Leisel Jones, Cal Wilson, Holly Room) Ferling and Tim Diamond. • Mrs Kiriama (French They spoke shared about room) their journeys, the challenges, • Mr Martin and Mrs successes and lessons learnt. Kukolja (3/4 building) They inspired and encouraged • Mrs Koeleman and students to be proactive about Mrs Cresswell (Maker being the change they want to Space) see in the world. Our SRC team took YEAR 3 GSD away a number of key ideas Our Year 3 GSD will be on including: Saturday March 30 beginning “Have big goals.” (Caitlyn Ho, at 10.00am in the Ecoscience Year 4 SRC representative) building. This is a wonderful “Tim was my favourite day where parents and speaker because he helps students come along to praise and worship God.

Page 9 “Be grateful and to never give up. Let's stop plastic usage and make this a better world where everyone is happy.” (James Christian, Captain) “I have to strive for success and always say yes no matter the problem. Always be grateful and make the world a better place. Set high goals and embrace the scary but exciting opportunities. When we face set-backs we can come up with new ideas or solutions to problems.” (Evita Fonoia-Tavita, Primary School Captain) people in poorer countries.” (Steven Pham, Year 4 SRC representative) “Never give up and keep pushing yourself. Tim was my favourite speaker because he helps schools and kids in developing countries” (Dinh Nguyen, Year 5 SRC representative). secondary News “Things can be scary but, exciting.” (Hiwan Gaym, Year 5 SRC LACHLAN MUNDAY LEADS representative) WEST AUSTRALIAN STATE “Cal Wilson was hilarious and interacted well with the TITLES audience. She taught me that Lachlan pictured above, friends help us.” (Zoe Tan, Primary who participates in Radio School Vice-Captain) Controlled cars competitions, “We learnt about many won the 2WD and 4WD different initiatives and competitions out of 117 fundraisers started by students entries and also gained his that make a big difference. first state title. Congratulations One example was, the war on Lachlan! (plastic straws) waste.” (Aidan Ho, Primary School Vice-Captain)

Page 10 YEAR 10 SERVICE CAMP

Page 11 PRIMARY CROSS-COUNTRY - FOUNDATION

Page 12 YEAR 4 POLLY WOODSIDE EXCURSION

A pop -up Christian bookstore is coming to OUR school! P a re n t - T e acher nights, Tues 2 & Weds 3 April, from 3pm school earns Taylors Hill of Gilson College 10% sales www.livingwellresources.tv/pop-up-bookstore-catalogue/ easy-pay plans . great range . incl C D&DVD's

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A focus on improved health & wellbeing for all ages earning Support for families & parents Help for Christian books for Stronger marriages teenagers girls and boys

school Parents and Friends Committee

Gilson College

It’s time to get excited for the Colour fun run!

Only 1 week to go until the students have the time of their life with the School Run4Fun Colour Explosion. How are you tracking towards your fundraising goal?

Hopefully students have been raising funds using their

Sponsorship Form together with online fundraising through the www.myprofilepage.com.au. Don’t forget, the more sponsorship donations you receive, the TERM 1 better prize you can choose! And if you haven’t Icy Pole Day registered yet, there’s still time! Note – only those that have fundraised can par take in the fun run (every Tuesday in Term 1) We are looking for a few more volunteers to assist on the day. The hours are from 10.30-4.30pm. You must Colour Fun Run hold a current WWCC and some heavy lifting is (Friday 5th of April) involved. If you are available, your support would be greatly appreciated. Simply email [email protected] to register your interest. HOW TO ORDER YOUR PRIZE? EASY!

You have 2 options to order your prizes – either by completing and returning the back page of the Sponsorship Form to your child’s teacher with your money HOW TO ORDER YOUR PRIZE? EASY! enclosed in a secure envelope clearly labelled with your name and year level or Youlogin have and twocreate options a Profile to orderPage yourat www.myprofilepage.com.au prizes – either by . NOTE - Friday th completing30 of March and isreturning the last theday backfor online page fundraisingof the and all money must be st Sponsorshipretuned no later Form than to the Monday (LOCATION) 1 of Aprilor login. For or those ordering your prizes rd createonline, ayou Profile have Page until at Wednesday www.myprofilepage.com.au 3 of April. . You have 7 days from (INSERT MONEY DUE BACK

DATE) to order yourWe’re prize. hoping to raise $10,000 and so far we have raised $3500 through online fundraising.

We’re 1/3 of the way there. Let’s get these sponsorships going!!

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Develop a wellbeing plan for your family It’s never too late to give your family’s wellbeing a high priority. The ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ will help you to develop a wellbeing plan for your family. Talk about your plan as a family, and schedule it into your family recreation time.

How will your family connect, be active, take notice, keep learning and give back?

Using the Five Ways to Wellbeing with your family Connect

• have a regular family dinner and encourage your teenager to invite a friend • participate in school activities or events to meet other school families • organise a weekly family games night – inside or outside games where everyone can have fun together • make time for important people in your life. Be active

• walk, ride, jog or swim together before after school • play sport together • go hiking • go camping • go for a bush walk • explore your neighbourhood. Take notice

• encourage your child to think of three things they are grateful for each day • teach your child how to and to take a moment, stop and breathe • teach your child to notice things or people that make them happy. Keep learning

• take up a new hobby as a family and learn together • get your child to teach you the language they are learning at school • travel and learn about different cultures and places • learn about the history of your community • find out about your family history. Give

• give your time as a family to a cause that is important to you • help at school events • support elderly neighbours • volunteer at a community event • challenge everyone in the family to do something kind for someone else. Other important wellbeing aspects Diet Teenagers should eat healthy, nutritional food to support both their physical and mental development. Help your teenager have healthy eating habits by insisting that they eat regularly and drink plenty of water. Sleep Sleep is essential for mental wellbeing. Insist that your child develops a regular sleep pattern, especially around exam time. Belonging The sense of belonging that comes from being part of a loving and supportive family is one of the most effective ways of developing your child’s mental wellbeing. Article from reachcout.com https://parents.au.reachout.com/skills-to-build/wellbeing/things-to-try-wellbeing/develop-a-wellbeing-plan-for-your-family

Page 15 How to detect Scoliosis. Helpful information for schoolgirls in years 5 and 7 and their parents.

What is scoliosis? If treatment is required, the earlier it is undertaken, the better the long-term Scoliosis is a lateral or sideways curve of result. This is the basis for screening ADOLESCENT the spine. The spine also rotates on its since in the early stages scoliosis long axis as it curves. It usually develops produces no symptoms. The way to SCOLIOSIS during early adolescence (age 10-13 detect scoliosis is to look for it! years) when growth is most rapid. SPINAL The National Self- What is the cause of Detection Program for CURVATURE scoliosis? Scoliosis

The cause is unknown, but 80-90% This information is designed to make of cases occur in otherwise healthy parents of schoolgirls aware of the adolescents. This is called idiopathic outward signs of scoliosis. (cause unknown) scoliosis. Each year, all government and non- We know that scoliosis is NOT government girls’ schools will contagious and NOT caused by bad be asked and by a direct approach to posture, a soft mattress, carrying a school principals, to download the Self- heavy school bag or eating junk food. Detection Fact Sheet from www.scoliosis-australia.org and distribute Why is early detection it to girls in Years 5 and 7 (10 and 12 important? years of age in most states and territories). While very small curves are common and of no significance, about 2% of This is the age range when scoliosis girls have a curve which warrants first appears. If after reading the Fact medical observation during the growth Sheet you or your parents think you may period. Three girls per 1,000 will require have this condition, please consult your treatment during the growth phase. family doctor.

What are the outward signs of Scoliosis?

Head not centred over body

One shoulder higher

One shoulder blade higher and possibly more prominent

Unusual gaps between arms and trunk

Spine obviously curved

One hip more prominent

Outward signs of adolescent The National idiopathic scoliosis in a girl with a Self-Detection Program right thoracolumbar scoliosis for Scoliosis

A HEALTH PROMOTION PROGRAM RECOMMENDED BY THE SPINE SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA. THE PROGRAM IS ENDORSED BY THE PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH DIVISION OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS.

Page 16 How Scoliosis is detected.

Apart from the outward signs with a teenager standing as illustrated, the reliable Forward Bend Test is used in the diagnosis of scoliosis.

This simple visual examination requires the teenager to stand with the feet together and parallel and bending forward as far as she can go with the hands, palms facing each other, pointed between the two big toes.

In scoliosis, one side of the upper chest (thoracic) region or the lower back (lumbar) region will be more than 1cm higher than the other. The prominence is most often on the right side in the thoracic region.

If the difference between the two sides is less than 1cm, it is highly unlikely that a significant curvature is present and the difference is simply due to asymmetrical growth of the two sides of the body.

This is called torso asymmetry and is of no significance.

What about brothers and sisters? There is no scientific evidence that physical therapy (exercise programs) and spinal manipulation Scoliosis tends to run in families. When a curve is (chiropractic adjustments) will either correct a detected in one member of the family, other children scoliosis or halt its progression. should also be examined by the family doctor. If there is a history of a blood relative, especially a female What will happen if Scoliosis cousin, having been treated for scoliosis by brace is not treated? wearing or surgery, then this strengthens the case for spinal examination as a regular health check between The curve may increase unnoticed during the growing 10 and 13 years of age. years. Moderate and severe curves may also increase in adult life. Scoliosis which requires treatment is far less common in boys than in girls. The ratio of boys to girls requiring Some curves may increase with pregnancy. Severe treatment is about 1 to 10. pain, physical deformity and wear and tear arthritis may occur during middle life. Early detection is important for Is treatment successful? a healthy future.

Yes, modern methods produce excellent results when How do you detect Scoliosis? a curve is detected early. In most cases an inconspicuous spinal brace is worn. Surgery is Simply look for it! It only takes 30 seconds. needed in only one out of three cases which require treatment.

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Visit our website www.scoliosis-australia.org

Page 17 CALENDAR 2019

SECONDARY CALENDAR TERM 1 2019

Week 10 PRIMARY CALENDAR m 2nd - 3rd APRIL TERM 1 2019 Parent/Teacher Interviews m 4th April Week 10 Year 12 Art Excursion m 30th March Year 3 GSD TERM 2 2019 m 2nd - 3rd APRIL Parent/Teacher Interviews Week 1 m th 5 APRIL m 23rd April Colour Fun run First day of Term 2 m th 5 APRIL m 25th April Last day of term ANZAC Day TERM 2 2019

Week 1 m 23rd April First day of Term 2 m 25th April ANZAC Day

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